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Here's who's bankrolling Ohio's marijuana legalization campaign Image Cannabis NewsMay 18, 2023 More than $1.6 million has been contributed to the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol's marijuana legalization campaign since 2021, according to campaign finance records. The effort's biggest backer is the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), a Wash

Home grow Marijuana could be legal in Minnesota August 1 Image Cannabis NewsMay 18, 2023 They call it “the Immaculate Conception.” Backers of legalizing recreational marijuana often use that miraculous reference when asked how Minnesotans can grow their own plants as soon as a law takes effect if the seeds needed to do so can’t legally be imported

Woodstock approves Cannabis dispensary Image Cannabis NewsMay 18, 2023 No discussion took place on the item before it was voted on at City Council meeting. A new marijuana dispensary in Woodstock could open by the end of this year after the City Council approved a special use permit for one in town at its meeting Tuesday. The approval is not the fi

DEA states new rules for synthetic Cannabinoids Image Cannabis NewsMay 18, 2023 A recent DEA presentation discusses current challenges with synthetic CBD and delta-8 THC and the possibility of rescheduling. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recently announced at the 2023 Supply Chain Conference in Houston, Texas that it will soon unveil new

Will Google Cloud's new AI Drug development tools impact the Cannabis Industry? Image Cannabis NewsMay 18, 2023 Google Cloud introduced two new AI-powered tools that hold the potential to revolutionize the drug development process for biotech and pharmaceutical companies. (Benzinga) With the aim of expediting the discovery and advancement of new dr

Bill to restrict Marijuana packaging appealing to children gains support in assembly Image Cannabis NewsMay 18, 2023 A bill to restrict marijuana products with packaging that appeals to children continued to gain traction in the Assembly, with more votes shifting in favor of the bill in recent weeks. Assembly Bill 1207, authored by Assemblywoman Ja

The increasingly absurd illogic of workplace Drug tests Image Cannabis NewsMay 18, 2023 Dr Boehnke is a research assistant professor and the director of controversial compounds in the University of Michigan Medical School’s Department of Anesthesiology and Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center. The email from my new job was not the welcome I was

Minnesota lawmakers finish Marijuana legalization bill Image Cannabis NewsMay 17, 2023 A conference committee finished merging the House and Senate bills to legalize recreational use. Minnesota is poised to legalize recreational marijuana as early as this week after legislative negotiators finalized the bill and readied it for last votes in the Hou

Cannabis users require more anesthesia Image Cannabis NewsMay 17, 2023 If you're going to sleep for surgery, you should tell the hospital staff about your cannabis use. Dear Stoner: I'm likely to have surgery soon, and my friend told me to be honest about my marijuana use because I'll need more painkillers. I don't take opioids or anything like tha

Weed legalization has contributed to a decrease in Tobacco use Image Cannabis NewsMay 17, 2023 A new study found that tobacco consumption has decreased in states with recreational cannabis legalization. A study published in the Journal of Health Economics addresses the topic of tobacco use in the wake of cannabis legalization. Entitled “Have recrea

Supreme Court review for Florida Recreational Cannabis bill set in motion Image Cannabis NewsMay 17, 2023 Legal, recreational cannabis in Florida is one step closer to securing its place on the 2024 ballot, though the state’s attorney general has stated her intent to challenge the proposed amendment in the upcoming Supreme Court review. The politic

Legalizing Cannabis could make Australia almost $250 million per year Image Cannabis NewsMay 17, 2023 Legalising cannabis in Western Australia could see the state's fortunes boosted by $243,5 million per year in the first five years, according to a report from the University of Western Australia. The report quantified the revenue the state could ma

14-year-old charged after bringing suspected Cannabis to middle school Image Cannabis NewsMay 17, 2023 CHARLES COUNTY - A Charles County student was charged Tuesday after the 14-year-old was found with marijuana on school grounds, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) said. Deputies said just before 12 p.m., Benjamin Stoddert Middle School adm

Weed dispensary coming to Staten Island Image Cannabis NewsMay 17, 2023 STATEN ISLAND - A Meiers Corners building will be home to a legal weed shop set to open in the coming months, the Advance/ SILive has learned. The business — operating under the name NugHub NY, LLC — is owned by Michael Geterlman, a self-described lifelong Staten Islander, and

Singapore hangs 2 Cannabis traffickers Image Cannabis NewsMay 17, 2023 A man was hanged at Changi Prison in eastern Singapore at dawn today for trafficking 1.5 kilogrammes of cannabis. He is the second cannabis trafficker to be executed at the prison in just three weeks. The 37-year-old ethnic Malay Singaporean was hanged today after a last-minute

California’s possibilities of Interstate Cannabis commerce Image Cannabis NewsMay 17, 2023 Despite federal officials dragging their feet on the subject of the many reforms needed in America’s cannabis policies, states that have made billions from statewide cannabis sales are implementing their own lucrative and job-creating policies regardless. Was

Google launches AI Tools to speed up Drug development process Image Cannabis NewsMay 17, 2023 Google Cloud’s two new AI-powered tools could help biotech and pharmaceutical companies develop new drugs faster. The way drugs are developed is being rewritten as we speak. Discovering and approving new drugs is a lengthy process that requires years of de

Thailand’s election results may reverse Cannabis policy Image Cannabis NewsMay 16, 2023 The winners of the election may reverse the recent policy that made Thailand the first Asian country to decriminalize recreational cannabis. Thai voters have delivered a surprising and stunning verdict in favor of an opposition party that advocates for significa